BOXING New boy Kallum De'ath is Greater Manchester's only ABA survivor after he claimed another top scalp.

BOXING New boy Kallum De'ath is Greater Manchester's only ABA survivor after he claimed another top scalp.

The 17-year-old outpointed Liverpool's former ABA finalist John Donnelly (Croxteth) 26-11 in the NW Counties finals at Wythenshawe Forum as seven other local hopes bowed out. De'ath (Northside, Clayton), in his debut ABA campaign after winning nine major titles as a junior, used his long reach to lead throughout. After beating British No 1 bantamweight Joe Murray (Boarshaw) in the previous round, De'ath now goes through to the national quarter-finals at the Liverpool Olympia on November 15.

Flyweight Justin Wilkinson (Fox, Ancoats) had a five-point lead going into the final round against reigning ABA champion Paul Edwards (Salisbury) and seemed to have done enough in the last two minutes to pull off an upset, only to be pipped 10-9.